Topic: What Influences [Open Heavens for Teens 22 April 2019]
Memorise: “Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:” – 2 Corinthians 3:2
Read: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3
1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 4-6, Luke 18:18-43
MESSAGE:
Today, most teenagers haven’t really sat down to think about the reality of some relevant issues written in the word of God. They have heard people talk about topics like Christ’s second coming, the existence of hell and heaven, if asked, they would say they know what these things mean and that they believe them, but deep down, are you really convinced about these things? It is important to be clear on this because there are many wrong doctrines flying around in your generation, and if your convictions are not strong, you will be wrongly influenced.
One thing I need you to get straightaway is that, being the salt of the earth, you will not find many people like you. When you cook a cup of rice, you don’t put a cup of salt in it, you only put little salt. So also, when 100 people gather, the salt amongst them could be five, but those five must influence all the hundred rather than the other way round. Don’t let the fact that more people have a different belief from yours that can sway you away from the truth of the word of God. Stand your ground, continue to live holy and your saviour will soon influence them.
Action Point: Stand up and be an influencer for God.
Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye
Hymn 7:
1 I am Thine 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.
